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of closing the new loan, according to the Comptroller General's report.

In favor of Abraham Morrow, for one hundred and four pounds nineteen shillings and one penny, payable out of the monies arising from militia fines in the county of Philadelphia, being the ballance due upon his account for repairing the public arms belonging to the said county, according to the Comptroller General's report. In favor of John Nicholson, Esquire, Comptroller General, for the following sums, vizt:

The sum of two hundred and fifty-seven pounds seventeen shil lings and eleven pence, for defraying the contingent expences of his said office and of the guards, and to reinburse him for monies advanced to John White, for his services in riding express sundry times upon the business of the State, for which sum the said Comptroller is to account.

The sum of thirteen pounds eleven shillings, being the ballance of Matthias Hollenback's account for rations furnished to the Berks county militia, agreeably to contract with the State which was advanced by him to Mr. Hollenback.

The sum of four hundred and nine pounds three shillings and six pence, advanced by him to John Skinner, for the ballance due upon his first contract, for clearing the public road from Miller's Spring to the Burnt Cabbins, in Cumberland county, payable out of the money appropriated for the above purpose, by act of Assembly dated the twenty-first day of September, 1785.

The sum of one hundred and forty-one pounds six shillings and three pence, paid by him to John Skinner on account of his second contract, for clearing the public road from this side of Sideling hill to the opposite side of Rays hill, in Bedford county, payable out of the monies appropriated by the same Act of Assembly.

The sum of thirteen pounds two shillings and six pence, paid by him to Captain David Ziegler towards defraying the expence of the recruiting service, under an Act of Assembly, dated the tenth day of November, 1787.

The sum of thirty pounds seventeen shillings and five pence, paid for sundry repairs done to the Militia Artillery of this city, and for sundry materials furnished by Anthony Wright, payable out of the monies arising from Militia fines in the city and liberties of Philadelphia.

In favor of the Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, for one hundred and fifty pounds, payable out of the duties arising from Tonnage, to pay the rent of an office for the collector of Tonnage, and Wardens of the Port, agreeably to the nineteenth section of an Act of Assembly, passed the second day of April, 1785.

Upon the petition of Philip Griggs,

Ordered, That the fine of twenty shillings, imposed upon him by the last Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace in Philadelphia county, upon being convicted of an assault and battery, be remitted.

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On motion of Mr. Watt, seconded by Mr. Ross,

Resolved, That agreeably to the supplement to the Act of Assembly, entitled An Act to alter and amend an Act, intituled An Act to remedy the defects of the several Acts of Assembly heretofore made, for regulating the elections of Justices of the Peace through. out this State, &ca., passed the twenty-seventh day of February last, the inhabitants of the district and borough of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland are intitled to, and shall be allowed a third Justice of the Peace, upon an election of such Justice being held within the said borough by the Freeholders thereof, and return made to Council according to law.

William Coats and Matthias Richards, Esquires, were appointed and commissionated Justices of the Peace and Common Pleas, the former for the county of Philadelphia, and the latter for the county of Berks, upon returns made according to law, for the districts of the townships of the Northern Liberties in Philadelphia county, and the districts of the townships of Colebrookdale, Earl and Oley, in the county of Berks.

On motion,

Resolved, That Tuesdey next be appointed to take into consideration the case of Francis Wade, relative to the sale of his house; and for hearing the several claims of Richard Wells, Nicholas Young and Peter Thomson, to city lots, under old rights

Upon application of Phineas Bond, Esquire, British Consul, an order was taken that the Secretary be directed to furnish him with a copy of Judge Hopkinson's letter to Council relative to the warrant of survey lately issued by said Consul, to ascertain certain damages sustained by the brigantine Adventure.

A report from David McClure, William Bell and William Maccay, Esquires, of the evidence taken by them touching a disputed election of Justices of the Peace in the district of the township of Lack, in the county of Cumberland, in pursuance of an order of this Board of the nineteenth day of November, 1787, was received and read; and on consideration it was resolved to set aside the said election, and the same is hereby accordingly set aside and made null and void.

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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Robert Aitken for thirty-five pounds fourteen shillings, in full of his account for printing public accounts and other printing work done for the Comptroller General, and for stationary for his office, according to the said Comptroller's report.

On motion,

Resolved, That Tuesday next be appointed for the consideration. of the case of the children of Captain William Shippen.

On motion,

Resolved, That the fine of twenty shillings, which was imposed upon Nicholas Rummel by the last City Court, upon being convicted of an assault and battery, be remitted.

A letter from Charles Thompson, Esquire, dated the twenty-fifth day of August, 1788, inclosing a requisition of Congress for the year 1788, was read.

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Two orders were drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Mr. Joseph Perkin, vizt: One for one hundred and fifty pounds seventeen shillings, payable out of the militia fines of the county of Philadelphia, being the ballance due upon his account for repairing the public arms belonging to the said county. And the other of them for three hundred and eighteen pounds fourteen shillings and five

pence, payable out of the militia fines of the city and liberties of Philadelphia, being the ballance due upon his account for repairing the public arms belonging to the said city and liberties, according to the Comptroller General's report.

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Ordered, That William Craig, Esquire, be appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Philadelphia.

Upon the petition of a number of the inhabitants of the townships of Pinegrove and Brunswick, over the Blue Mountain, in the county of Berks, an order was drawn that Egedian Meyer, Esquire, Justice of the Peace for the townships aforesaid, be appointed and commissionated a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county aforesaid.

The consid ration of Archibald Shaw's petition, praying remission of that part of the forfeiture of one hogshead of rum which belongs to the Commonwealth, incurred by him for neglecting to enter the same with the Collector of Excise in the city of Philadelphia, was postponed untill Monday next.

Council resumed the consideration of the report of their committee, which was read and entered on the minutes of the twelfth instant, containing an arrangement of the town lots and out-lots within the reserved tract opposite Pittsburgh, in order for sale; and thereupon

Resolved, That the lots aforesaid be exposed to public sale in the city of Philadelphia, on the nineteenth day of November next; and that certificates upon which interest is payable at the Treasury of this Commonwealth be received in payment therefor.

Resolved, That the Receiver General of the Land office be instructed to give public notice of the sale aforesaid in the Philadelphia newspapers and Pittsburgh Gazette, sixty days before the said nineteenth day of November.

Upon consideration of the petition from Henry Dickey, and a recommendation in his favor from four of the Justices of the Peacc of this city;

Ordered, That the fine of ten pounds and imprisonment which was imposed upon him by a City Court held in April last, upon being convicted of keeping a disorderly house, be remitted.

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An order was drawn upon the Treasurer in favor of Frederick Sneider for fifteen pounds ten shillings, in full for his attendance as Doorkeeper to Council from the first untill the thirty-first of August, 1788, inclusively.

Upon the petition of Rebecca Riffets, now confined in the work house of this city,

Ordered, That the punishment at hard labour to which she was sentenced by a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery held at Philadelphia, the sixteenth day of July last, upon being convicted of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to be such, be remitted.

Council taking into consideration the proclamation of his Brittanic Majesty, of the twenty-fifth of June last, prohibiting the entry of wheat, the growth of any of the Territories of the United States, into any of the Ports of Great Britain, and having reason

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